1972 TROPHY AWARDS
Trophy | Achievement | Points | Estimated Weight | Winner |
Mitchell Hedges | Best Shark of the season | Blue – 121lbs | A H Endersby | |
Mickey Wonnall | Runner up to Mitchell Hedges | Blue – 120lbs | D Turner | |
Norman Lorraine | Best Blue Shark of the season | Blue – 121lbs | A H Endersby | |
Sammy Porbeagle | Best Porbeagle Shark of the season | Porbeagle – 210lbs | Mr J Weedon | |
Alan Caunter | Best Shark of season by a Lady Member | Blue – 80lbs | Mrs S M Maddock | |
Sercombe Oliver | Best Mako Shark of season | No award | ||
Martin Rossi | Best Thresher Shark of season | No award | ||
Barbican Trophy | Heaviest Shark caught single handed | No award | ||
Venning Trophy | Most outstanding or unusual capture of the season | Blue – 108lbs on 7.5lbs breaking strain line | S James | |
SACGB Trophy | Most Sharks over 100lbs in the season | Porbeagles of 160lbs, 148lbs, 125lbs and 110lbs | R Spraggs | |
T N Foster | Heaviest Shark caught by a Member overseas | Dusty – 201lbs (Bahrain) | J Hughes | |
Phil Heathman | First Blue Shark of the calendar year of 213cm or over, or 137cm or over if a Porbeagle, Mako or Thresher | Porbeagle – 121lbs | Dr. D Lee | |
Auger | First Shark of 120 points or more caught in the season | Porbeagle – 121lbs | Dr. D Lee | |
Leslie Andrews Light Tackle | Best Shark caught during the season caught on light line | Blue – 108lbs on 7.5lbs breaking strain line | S James | |
European Trophy | Best Shark over 110 points caught by a member residing in the continent of Europe (excl Great Britain) | Blue – 85lbs | Cdr. C P Manders – (Holland) | |
K A Bones | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Essex | No award | ||
W K Wileman Trophy | Best Shark caught during the season by a Member resident in the Midlands | Blue – 110lbs | P Webster | |
R C Roberts | Best qualifying Shark of the season | Blue – 158lbs | Mr. R A Hulett | |
Daphne Case Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Looe | No award | ||
Ron Gibson Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Yorkshire | Blue – 101lbs | J Hallam | |
Derek Denne | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Devon | Blue – 103lbs | W H Dutfield | |
W F Crow Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member with a London postal address | Blue – 119lbs | N L Sercombe | |
Surrey Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Surrey | Blue – 91lbs | R King | |
Welsh Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Wales | Blue – 80lbs | C Williams | |
Marsden Sutcliffe Trophy | Best Shark caught by a junior member over 12 years and under 16 years of age | No award | ||
Redknap Trophy | Best Blue Shark caught by a member resident in Oxford | No award | ||
J J Holmes | Best Shark caught during the season by a member resident in Sussex | Blue – 93lbs | M A Goldsmith |
Leaping Mako Tapestries
D Cowan | Porbeagle – 296lbs (Langstone, Hants) |
R Staplehurst | Porbeagle – 228lbs (Bembridge, IOW) |
P Rogers | Porbeagle – 222lbs (Newlyn, Cornwall) |
P F Rouxel | Porbeagle – 220lbs (St. Peter Port, Guernsey, C.I.) |
J Weedon | Porbeagle – 210bs (St. Helier, Jersey, C.I.) |
A J Maffia | Porbeagle – 20olbs (Yarmouth IOW) |
R A Hulett | Blue – 158lbs (Falmouth) |
D Ambler | Blue- 153.5lbs (Plymouth) |
Monthly Cups – awarded for best Shark caught each month
Month | Winner |
June | Mr D Turner – 120lbs Blue |
July | Mr A Endersby – 121lbs Blue |
August | Mr B Webster – 110lbs Blue |
September | Mr N L Sercombe – 119lbs Blue |
October | Mr H E Carter – 145lbs Porbeagle |
Boatmen’s Trophies
Trophy | Achievement | Winner |
Cock of the Fleet | Awarded to the Looe Skipper (Club Member) of the boat catching the heaviest Shark of the season | Our Daddy – 128lbs Blue |
Looe Fishermans Protection Association | Awarded to the winner of the Cock of the Fleet Trophy | A J Pengelly |
T Clark | Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) catching the best shark of the season | D Adams – The Torbay Belle – 296lbs Porbeagle |
Dusty Miller | Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) who catches the most qualifying shark in one season | E F Wallis – Talisman, Mousehole – 45 sharks in 76 trips |